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Author:
Stokes-Rees, Emily W., 1974- author.
Title:
Imagining Asia : cultural citizenship and nation building in the national museums of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau / Emily Stokes-Rees.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield International,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
National Museum of Singapore--Influence.
Hong Kong Museum of History--Influence.
Museu de Macau--Influence.
Hong Kong Museum of History.
Museu de Macau.
National museums--Political aspects--Singapore.
National museums--Political aspects--Hong Kong.--Hong Kong.
National museums--Political aspects--Macau (Special Administrative Region)--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Group identity--Singapore.
Group identity--Hong Kong.--Hong Kong.
Group identity--Macau (Special Administrative Region)--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Group identity.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
China--Hong Kong.
China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Singapore.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Histories, contexts, and consciousness -- Legacies -- Performances -- Transformations.
Summary:
"From new museum construction to the re-purposing of colonial monuments, and from essentialized narratives to spaces which encourage visitors to dream, this book explores the development and influence of national museums in three contemporary Asian societies - Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Asian cultural studies: transnational and dialogic approaches
ISBN:
1786609045
9781786609045
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1089265020
LCCN:
2019015192
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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